Transform YouTube transcripts into content
youtube-transcriptskillsetup L2★2,197
browser-act/skills ↗What it does
Extract YouTube transcript and reformat into summary, chapters, thread, blog, or quotes
Best for
When you need a YouTube transcript plus one or more reformatted views (Twitter thread, blog article, chapter outline) without manual transcription.
Inputs
- · YouTube video URL (already open in browser)
- · requested format (summary, chapters, thread, blog, quotes, or all)
Outputs
- · timestamped transcript + 5-section reformatted output (summary, chapters, thread, blog, quotes)
Requires
- · browser-act (Playwright)
- · python scripts: get-languages.py, open-transcript-panel.py, extract-transcript-segments.py
Preconditions
- · Video page already open
- · Browser-act available and authenticated
- · Transcript enabled on video
Failure modes
- · Video has transcripts disabled (returns error)
- · Transcript panel fails to open (UI variant unknown)
- · Long videos exceed chunk limit (splits with overlap + merge)
Trust signals
- · DOM-based extraction (no API key needed)
- · Lazy-load scroll handling for long videos
- · Default outputs all 5 sections if format unspecified